Dr Emma Derbyshire

“These latest findings add to growing scientific evidence highlighting the potential cardiovascular benefits of tea. Abundant in naturally occurring plant compounds, known as bioactives, tea may offer benefits beyond hydration and could play a useful role in a heart-healthy lifestyle. Further research is now needed to understand how these tea bioactive compounds influence cardiovascular health across different populations.”

“These latest findings add to growing scientific evidence highlighting the potential cardiovascular benefits of tea. Abundant in naturally occurring plant compounds, known as bioactives, tea may offer benefits beyond hydration and could play a useful role in a heart-healthy lifestyle.”

“We already know that diets rich in fruits and vegetables, including colourful fruits such as red berry grapes, are good news for our overall cardiovascular wellbeing. The growing amount of research that we are now seeing, really helps to show just how important the right polyphenol plant compounds like anthocyanins can be for our heart health.”

“There is a clear take-home message from these studies: Red, dark fruits such as red berry grapes - which are naturally abundant in anthocyanins - are a helpful support for our cardiovascular health.”

“Of the controlled trials in the review, nine studies focused on grapes and grape-derived products such as red berry grapes. Some studies reported reductions in total cholesterol and less favourable LDL cholesterol.”

“A daily diet of five fruit and vegetables including the colourful addition to your five-a-day, red berry grapes, as well as being active, can potentially help to improve blood flow and lower levels of bad cholesterol, which all help support our heart health.”